All Power & Water

Thirst for skills spurs action in water sector
Added: 26 Jul 2016
Senior water and environment industry figures have developed an action plan to address concerns ove…

United Utilities fined £600k for toxic spill
Added: 21 Jul 2016
United Utilities Water (UU) has been fined £600,000 after a highly corrosive bleach was released in…

Demise of DECC may spark investor ‘concern’
Added: 20 Jul 2016
Questions over energy and environmental commitments have flowed in the wake of the government’s dec…

Manufacturers fear ‘Brexit’ fallout as trading outlook weakens
Added: 19 Jul 2016
Business confidence among UK manufacturers has tumbled following the vote to exit the EU, according…

Water for reuse: how filtration is cleaning up
Added: 18 Jul 2016
For small-scale operations, filtration can offer an efficient way of handling process water for reu…

Graduate innovators given helping hand
Added: 13 Jul 2016
The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has awarded four enterprise fellowships to graduate entrep…

Viewpoint: all fired up for water waste debate
Added: 4 Jul 2016
Waste handlers must now plan for the impact of water they discharge to fight a major fire, writes H…

Unions call for Hinkley Point decision
Added: 1 Jul 2016
Trade unions in the UK have urged EDF Energy to make a "timely" final investment decision over the …

UK and France sign nuclear agreement
Added: 30 Jun 2016
The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) and the French Nuclear Society have committed to work togeth…

Biomass to power science park
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Construction of a new £140 million biomass plant has begun at science and technology innovation cen…

Compressor range extends to water utilities and biogas markets
Added: 15 Jun 2016
Vacuum pump and compressor manufacturer Gardner Denver has partnered with Northey Technologies to b…

Crystal ‘clears up’ nuclear waste
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the US have discovered a n…
Experts transform CO2 ‘into stone’
Added: 9 Jun 2016
In a new study, researchers working at the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant in Iceland have shown…

SABIC joins Teesside carbon capture collective
Added: 9 Jun 2016
Teesside Collective has added another industrial heavyweight to its group of companies working to d…
ScottishPower fined £1.75m for scalding injury
Added: 6 Jun 2016
Energy firm ScottishPower has been handed a £1.75 million fine after a worker was seriously scalded…

New IChemE president to redraw strategy
Added: 31 May 2016
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) will undergo a thorough review of governance and str…

Case study: pumps have vital role in ‘super sewers‘
Added: 24 May 2016
Chopper pumps are playing a significant role in the expansion of ‘super sewers’ in London.
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Emerson valve steams ahead
Added: 24 May 2016
The Fisher TBX steam conditioning valve from Emerson Process Management is designed to combine prec…

Valve operator eases water and wastewater processes
Added: 23 May 2016
In order to help workers in the water and wastewater industry operate valves remotely in hard-to-re…

Nuclear police training facility to open at Sellafield
Added: 18 May 2016
Construction of a new £39 million nuclear training centre has been given the green light this week.…